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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Goorbz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JanOle Stafjard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Goorbz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JanOle Stafjard's chin.
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136 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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166 cm
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140 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Goorbz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JanOle Stafjard!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goorbz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stafjard gets caught flat footed, as Goorbz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Goorbz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stafjard has his hands on Goorbz's head, controlling the position.
Stafjard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goorbz trying to control the position from guard on top but Stafjard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goorbz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Goorbz trying to control but Stafjard is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goorbz wants to pass the guard but Stafjard is keeping the position.
Stafjard controls Goorbz momentarily but Goorbz frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goorbz drops Stafjard with a left and a right! Oh, Stafjard is hurt - Goorbz dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like JanOle Stafjard has been cut.
Stafjard is not content to let Goorbz control the position.
Goorbz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stafjard on the ground.
Goorbz taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goorbz trying to control the position but Stafjard is working away.
Stafjard tries to improve position but can't.
Goorbz staying calm.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrew Goorbz.
Goorbz throws a series of strikes that have Stafjard backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goorbz lands a left and a right that sends Stafjard crashing to the canvas! Goorbz dives into mount looking to finish!
Goorbz controlling the position easily from mount.
Goorbz looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goorbz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stafjard is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goorbz controlling from the full mount.
Stafjard is working to get back to half guard.
Goorbz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stafjard is working to get back to half guard.
Goorbz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goorbz controlling the pace for now.
Goorbz looking to control but Stafjard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Goorbz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stafjard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goorbz tries to control but Stafjard wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Goorbz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JanOle Stafjard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goorbz throws a nice looking combination but Stafjard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goorbz lands a nice shot that snaps Stafjard's head back.
Goorbz shoots for a takedown but Stafjard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stafjard doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Goorbz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Goorbz trying to control but Stafjard is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrew Goorbz.
Goorbz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stafjard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Goorbz controlling the position.
Goorbz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goorbz scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goorbz cracks a nice hook into Stafjard's ribs.
Stafjard tries for a takedown but Goorbz circles away easily
and Goorbz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stafjard is breathing heavily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Goorbz!
The fighters circle momentarily. Goorbz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stafjard is rocked!
Goorbz drops Stafjard with a left right combo! Goorbz follows him down to the ground into side control.
Stafjard is still in real trouble! Can Goorbz finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goorbz trying to control the position but Stafjard is working away.
Stafjard takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stafjard seems to have recovered his senses.
Goorbz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Goorbz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Goorbz trying to control the position but Stafjard is working away.
Stafjard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goorbz stands up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Goorbz!
Goorbz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Goorbz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stafjard was covering up waiting for the punch and Goorbz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stafjard trying to keep a closed guard but Goorbz is proving a slippery customer.
Goorbz trying to control but Stafjard is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andrew Goorbz.
Stafjard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stafjard has his takedown stuffed
and Goorbz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Goorbz.
Andrew Goorbz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JanOle Stafjard.
Goorbz wants to control from the top but Stafjard keeps moving.
Goorbz stopping the sweep attempt from Stafjard.
Goorbz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goorbz content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Goorbz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on JanOle Stafjard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Goorbz stuns Stafjard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Goorbz tries to clinch up.
Andrew Goorbz is winning the standup battle so far.
Goorbz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stafjard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goorbz.
Stafjard shoots and misses
so Goorbz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Goorbz controlling from the top position.
Goorbz postures up.
Stafjard keeping moving, preventing Goorbz from controlling successfully.
Stafjard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goorbz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stafjard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goorbz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Goorbz as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goorbz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stafjard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Goorbz lands a jab-cross combination.
Goorbz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Goorbz lands in his opponent's guard.
Andrew Goorbz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goorbz tries to free his leg and advance position but Stafjard is retaining full guard.
Goorbz trying to control but Stafjard is working from the bottom.
Goorbz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stafjard keeping moving, preventing Goorbz from controlling successfully.
Goorbz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stafjard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goorbz looking to sit in guard and control but Stafjard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stafjard trying to control the position from guard on top but Goorbz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goorbz lands a nice hook to Stafjard's body. Stafjard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goorbz stalks Stafjard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stafjard's face. Stafjard staggers backwards, shaken.
Goorbz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stafjard to the mat! Stafjard manages to get full guard.
Goorbz trying to control the position from guard on top but Stafjard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goorbz with a nice head shot there.
Goorbz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stafjard can do to turn this around?
Goorbz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Goorbz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Goorbz wants to stand but Stafjard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Goorbz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goorbz stays in close to Stafjard's body and controls the position.
Goorbz trying to control the position from guard on top but Stafjard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrew Goorbz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stafjard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goorbz trying to control but Stafjard is working from the bottom.
JanOle Stafjard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goorbz looking to sit in guard and control but Stafjard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Goorbz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goorbz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Goorbz!
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RATING
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